Ireland is located on an island
in the eastern part of the North Atlantic Ocean and
on the western fringe of Europe. It is bound by Northern
Ireland to the northeast, the Irish Sea to the east,
the St. Georges Channel to the southeast and the Atlantic
Ocean to the west....

United Kingdom is located off
the northwestern coast of Europe between the Atlantic
Ocean and the North Sea. It is separated from the
continent by the Strait of Dover and the English Channel,
and from the Irish Republic by the Irish Sea and the
St. Georges Channel....